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NRI,
Dr. Ashok Kumar MP, 2005
Middlesbrough South
& Cleveland East- Labour Party
London, May 05, 2005
Dr Ashok Kumar elected British Parliament
2005. He built on a very high local profile as
a councillor and is arguably one of the most regionally-focused
MPs in the Commons.
Dr Ashok Kumar was also elected
to the Commons in 1997 but had previously briefly
sat for the same seat (then named Langbaurgh)
after a 1991 by-election, before losing it in
1992.
Many of his interventions in the Commons are
based around local issues, such as the policing
controversies which have rocked Cleveland and
the strength of the regional economy.
He is a largely loyal to the leadership and is
on the Fabian modernising of the party, although
he has made some gentle criticisms of the government's
record on delivery.
A highly qualified research scientist with British
Steel before his election, he is a member of the
Commons science and technology committee.
Mr Kumar is a fierce critic of the management
of British Steel's successor company, Corus, and
called for its chief executive to be stripped
of his knighthood after the company announced
widespread redundancies.
Dr. Ashok Kumar's Education and career include:
Rykneld School for Boys, Derby; Aston University:
Chemical Engineering (BSc); Process Analysis and
Control Theory (MSc);Fluid Mechanics (PhD); Research
Fellow, Imperial College, London; Research Scientist,
British Steel. He is a Member, Institute of Chemical
Engineers and Member, Institute of Energy. Previous
Parliamentary Career: MP for Langbaurgh (by-election)
1991-92. His interests include: Cricket; Badminton;
Reading History ; Philosophy; Listening to Jazz.
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